1946s LC Variety? Checked V.V. & it could be a few of them

[WaynoDraino]

Hi all, I submitted this to ANACS and they said it wasn't the variety I thought it was. I've searched Variety Vista and it seems to be similar to a few. Any insight would be appreciated. PICA0054.jpg PICA0055.jpg

[occnumis2021]

nice close-ups. did you check secondary diagnostics?

these are really the only 3 i think it could be. tho i'm not saying yours is an rpm.

the position, tilt and style eliminates most of the myriad rpms for the year/mm.

http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM020.htm
http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM036.htm
http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM034.htm

[MintErrors]

It may be best to have to either make a overlay or, simply match up the exact location of the mint mark to a known documented example.
Overlays can also help determine if its possible for the areas called a weaker mintmark would line up and be another mint mark or is it debris, die chips or just wishful thinking.

over the past 2 years, I am not sure who ANACS sends their varieties to.
Its usually some one thats reputable.

The mint marks back then were hammered into the working dies. Each working die would then have a slightly different mint mark location.Matching the mint mark up will be crucial in determining if this is one that has been documented.

In my opinion, the dot in the upper serif area appears to be a die chip and the lower curved part of the S is too minor to tell. There aren't any split serifs or hints of separation.

[WaynoDraino]

nice close-ups. did you check secondary diagnostics?

these are really the only 3 i think it could be. tho i'm not saying yours is an rpm.

the position, tilt and style eliminates most of the myriad rpms for the year/mm.

http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM020.htm
http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM036.htm
http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20R...946SRPM034.htm

I didn't find die scratches but I'm not sure I looked at them all. Thank you for looking. I'll update the post after I look more closely for the secondaries.

[WaynoDraino]

It may be best to have to either make a overlay or, simply match up the exact location of the mint mark to a known documented example.
Overlays can also help determine if its possible for the areas called a weaker mintmark would line up and be another mint mark or is it debris, die chips or just wishful thinking.

over the past 2 years, I am not sure who ANACS sends their varieties to.
Its usually some one thats reputable.

The mint marks back then were hammered into the working dies. Each working die would then have a slightly different mint mark location.Matching the mint mark up will be crucial in determining if this is one that has been documented.

In my opinion, the dot in the upper serif area appears to be a die chip and the lower curved part of the S is too minor to tell. There aren't any split serifs or hints of separation.

Thank you. So, the most important step would be the mint mark positioning on an overlay. That would narrow down the possibilities, correct? I have a close up of my close up, but I could not spin it to the correct orientation so I didnt include it, but I will now.
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[eaxtellcoin]

Sorry I'm late coming into this topic. I corrected his photo. I completely agree with Gary. Die chip below upper serif, the lower curve has to have a secondary PUP ""Pick Up Point"" no serifs, I'm sorry Wayne, If I were listing RPM's, I would call this a worn die with a die chip below the upper serif. Coneca_S_Cent.jpg

[WaynoDraino]

Sorry I'm late coming into this topic. I corrected his photo. I completely agree with Gary. Die chip below upper serif, the lower curve has to have a secondary PUP ""Pick Up Point"" no serifs, I'm sorry Wayne, If I were listing RPM's, I would call this a worn die with a die chip below the upper serif. Coneca_S_Cent.jpg

Wow, nice work. Thank you. Still fun to find.